
The Real World
Each season, series producers choose a diverse group of seven to eight people in their late teens to mid-20s (later early-20s to early 30s) to live together in a major city. The series presents their spontaneous, unscripted interactions with one another and the world around them, focusing on a different group and city each season.
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- Drama, Reality
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Each season, series producers choose a diverse group of seven to eight people in their late teens to mid-20s (later early-20s to early 30s) to live together in a major city. The series presents their spontaneous, unscripted interactions with one another and the world around them, focusing on a different group and city each season.
Season 2 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1993
Episode 1
Episode #2.1
Sat, Jun 26, 1993 22 mins
Episode 2
Boot Scootin' Boogie
Sat, Jun 26, 1993 21 mins
The New York cast envisions the future of their successors. Heather predicts that someone will leave early, although, Dominic, one of the new housemates, expects no problems at all.
Episode 3
To a New Beginning...
Thu, Jul 1, 1993 22 mins
As Dominic, Tami and Jon continue their trip to Los Angeles, the differences among them become more evident. They discuss religion and Jon feels ganged up on. He feels it is unfair that Tami and Dom are trying to make it sound like Jon is a bigot.
Episode 4
Too Many Cat Fights in this House
Thu, Jul 8, 1993 21 mins
Beth causes a huge rift in the tentative friendship among the roommates when she brings all of them, including Dominic--who initially does not want to go--to a party that she wasn't even invited to. The roommates are asked to leave.
Episode 5
David, David, David.
Thu, Jul 15, 1993 22 mins
Tami and David's relationship is explored. Beth predicts that they will end up sleeping together. David offends Tami when a private outing to Melrose includes two of David's friends.
Episode 6
Different Strokes for Different Folks
Sun, Aug 22, 1993 22 mins
Tami and her Studs date Kenya try to cheat on the show, hoping to win the $600. When the other team wins, Tami and Kenya decide to part ways. Though they are very different people, Aaron and Dominic admit to an exclusive friendship.
Episode 7
Is David Going Home?
Thu, Jul 29, 1993 22 mins
Tension in the house erupts when David tries to pull the covers off Tami as a practical joke. Not finding the "joke" funny, Tami retaliates, and she and David fight. Beth steps in and further incites the argument, ultimately accusing David of rape.
Episode 8
No Apologies Necessary
Thu, Aug 5, 1993 22 mins
The housemates invite David to the meeting and ask that he leave the house. David argues that Beth was responsible for escalating the argument, and reminds everyone of the time Beth showed Tami Dom's underwear when he was drunk.
Episode 9
The New Roomate
Thu, Aug 12, 1993 22 mins
A new roommate, Glen, is selected out of the three candidates that were sent to the house. Aaron's attempts to organize the selection process are vetoed by the other roommates. Glen moves in and he and Jon bond while playing basketball.
Episode 10
Is This Group Bonding?
Thu, Aug 19, 1993 22 mins
The group chooses to go on an Outward Bound camping trip to Joshua Tree, which proves to be too rigorous, especially when their guides get lost. The trip turns out to be a bonding experience when the roommates band together to confront their leaders.
Episode 11
Pro-Choice or Pro-Life?
Thu, Aug 26, 1993 23 mins
Tami addresses the Outward Bound trip and the revelation of her pregnancy. She then tells the roommates that she has decided to terminate the pregnancy. Tami's announcement sparks various discussions between the roommates.
Episode 12
Wedding Bells Ring
Thu, Sep 2, 1993 22 mins
As Irene's wedding draws near, the roommates are faced with the change that her departure will bring. Irene deals with her last moments with her roommates as we learn more about her relationship with her fiancé.
Episode 13
No More Practical Jokes
Thu, Sep 9, 1993 22 mins
Beth A. Moves in to replace Irene as the seventh roommate. Everyone reacts to the new Beth differently as they learn more and more about her life. Tami's initial discomfort with Beth A. Increases when she learns that she is a lesbian.
Episode 14
To my roomies...
Thu, Sep 16, 1993 22 mins
Dom is faced with his parent's mortality when he returns home to Ireland to visit his ailing father. Dom's visit has a rehabilitating affect on his father. Dom goes drinking with his sister, Barbara, and his cousin, Peter; they lose track of time.
Episode 15
Troubling Careers
Thu, Sep 23, 1993 22 mins
Beth S. and Tami struggle with the complications of their respective career pursuits. Beth S. has headshots taken which her agency deems inappropriate, forcing her to spend even more money. Tami's music group, Reality, loses their producer.
Episode 16
Home Away from Home
Thu, Sep 30, 1993 22 mins
After Jon meets with a producer and director about casting him a film whose lead character is a country singer, he flies home to visit his family. Aaron shows Dominic and Glen around the UCLA campus, and later takes Dom surfing. Jon reflects on his time in LA, saying that although the experience has changed him for the better, it is not his home, as he does not wish to undergo the lifestyle change that living there would effect upon him.
Episode 17
Truth or Dare?
Thu, Oct 7, 1993 21 mins
Episode 18
Let the Dating Games Begin!
Thu, Oct 14, 1993 22 mins
The roommates explore their respective romantic relationships. Beth S. Receives two prospective boyfriend visitors at the house, both of which she deems to be unsuitable. Tami introduces her relationship with Tootie, but they break up.
Episode 19
Dom and his Drinking
Thu, Oct 21, 1993 22 mins
Episode 20
Beth puts the Smackdown in Paintball!
Thu, Oct 28, 1993 22 mins
Beth S.'s history is related through her discussions with her roommates and her mother's visit to the loft. Jon observes Beth S. on the phone with an ex-boyfriend and steps in when things get uncomfortable. On her arrival, Beth S.'s mom cleans the house.
Episode 21
The Musical Showcase
Thu, Nov 4, 1993 22 mins
The musically-oriented roommates stage an industry showcase at The Night Wind. Glen's band Perch rehearses and performs despite the incomplete status of their songs. Dom arranges for the band he manages, Stik Kitty, to perform.
Episode 22
Goodbye Roomies!
Thu, Nov 11, 1993 22 mins
As the roommates anticipate the end of the show, everyone discusses the impact that the public's reaction will have on their lives. The roommates analyze the changes they've made and the changes they see in the others, especially Jon.